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Three Questions: “Who is polluting your drinking water?”

Polluted water carries many health risks.  As legal protections erode in America, pollution increases.  This article examines the problems.

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17Mar2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | Continued
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News: “Homes for Our Troops”

I was pleased to see this article about a charity that builds accessible houses for disabled veterans.  This is a wonderful way of thanking people for service to their country, when it has cost them so much.  It also helps them live productive and independent lives instead of becoming a burden on society. Community support can make such a big difference!

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16Mar2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | Continued
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Action Call: Protect Arctic Refuge

Sign a petition to protect arctic refuge territory forever.

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15Mar2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | Continued
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News: “On Languages of Power and Powerlessness”

The following article does a good job of reminding people that everything happening in politics is a CHOICE.  Some person or people MADE that choice. If you dislike the choices being made, working on putting different people in charge.

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12Mar2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | Continued
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Gross National Happiness

… in which America is trying to catch up to Bhutan.  Good luck with that.

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10Mar2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | Continued
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Avatar’s Legacy

The movie Avatar has been a huge hit.  It’s full of messages about beauty, belonging, and balance — which are in short supply on Earth.  People are enchanted.  There are a lot of underlying messages that are getting missed, however.  Let’s take a look…

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9Mar2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | Continued
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Celebrate International Women’s Day Today

Today is International Women’s Day.  If you are a human being, then you arrived on this Earth through a woman’s body.  Therefore, it is important to respect women and their roles in society, providing them with the full complement of human rights.  You can read more about this holiday on the Bloggers Unite event page.

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8Mar2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | Continued
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News: “Climate and Jobs”

Remember that the economy is a subset of the environment, because the environment contains all life on Earth.  Without a healthy environment, the economy cannot be healthy either.  Conversely, when people’s needs are met, they have more ability to protect the environment, whereas hungry people tend to ravage it.

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6Mar2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | Continued
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Action Call: “Protect Leatherback Turtles”

Leatherback sea turtles are threatened by many dangers.  Please sign this petition to help protect them.

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4Mar2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | Continued
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Action Call: Stop Ocean Factory Farms

Recently I received this alert from Food & Water Watch.  It concerns the dangers of factory farms in the ocean that produce fish in unhealthy conditions.

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28Feb2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | Continued